A) explains the behavior of seismic waves B) none of these C) explains the origin of earthquakes D) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form
A) epicenter B) fault scarp C) origin D) focus
A) compressional surface waves B) transverse body waves C) shearing body waves D) tensional surface waves
A) 5 B) 4 C) 3 D) 1
A) the intensity of an earthquake B) the damage caused by a an earthquake C) magnitude of an earthquake D) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake.
A) none of these choices B) ancient mountain ranges C) subduction zones D) at mid-ocean ridges
A) P-waves B) Rayleigh waves C) Love waves D) S-waves
A) Alaska B) Arizona C) Minnesota D) Florida
A) a landslide B) Rayleigh motion C) liquefaction D) compressional uplift
A) seismogram B) seismograph C) Mercalli scale recorder D) Richter scale recorder
A) Modified Mercalli Scale B) Warren Intensity Scale C) Richter Scale D) Fujita Scale
A) focus B) epicenter C) origin D) fault
A) hot spot B) slide zone C) tsunami D) fault
A) deformation B) aftershock C) tension D) seismology
A) P-waves B) a fault murmur C) an earthquake D) the epicenter
A) elastic rebound B) S-waves C) aftershocks D) earthquake tremors
A) faultologist B) seismologist C) paleontologist D) tectonic specialist
A) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) new oceanic sea-floor is created C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) where new mountain valleys are created C) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other D) two tectonic plates are moving past each other
A) two tectonic plates collide with each other B) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
A) normal B) reverse C) slide D) strike-slip
A) tension B) folding C) uplift D) deformation
A) surface waves B) P-waves C) S-waves D) none of the above
A) earth materials through which the waves move B) all of these choices C) distance from the epicenter D) depth of the focus
A) aftershocks B) changes in ground level C) landslides D) ground rupture
A) one block slides past the other with no uplift B) no earthquakes ever occur C) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
A) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below B) no earthquakes ever occur C) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding D) the blocks move past each other
A) kaiko B) tsunami C) bombora D) nalu
A) Rayleigh waves B) magma C) energy D) batholith intrusions
A) lithosphere B) core C) ionosphere D) mesosphere |